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Bolivian: Encyclopedia - 1970

1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. 1970 is the Unix epoch time. 1970 - Events. January 1 - Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 - Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 5 - The first episode of All My Children was broadcast on the ABC television network. January 12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January 15 - After a 32-mo ...

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1970 - Fields Medalists

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Bolivian: Encyclopedia II - Compulsory voting - Arguments in favor of compulsory voting

The most commonly cited reason for compulsory voting is to guarantee that the government represents the will of the whole population, not merely those individuals who choose to vote. This helps ensure that governments are not neglecting those sections of society that are less active politically. It is also argued that voting is a "civic duty", much like paying taxes, and that it is important for the continued functioning of the nation. People are required to pay taxes and sit on juries for the good of society; some feel ...

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1942 - August-September

1942 - Ongoing events

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Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Patron saint

In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, and St. Christopher is the patron saint of travellers, for example. Eastern Orthodoxy generally doesn't associate saints with occupations and activities, or does so to a much lesser degree. Patron saints can also be associated with geographical areas: St. Joseph is the patron saint of Belgium, and St. Patrick is patron saint of Ireland, fo ...

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Patron saint - Saints associated with occupations and activities

Patron saint - Occupations and activities under the patronage of Mary

Patron saint - Saints associated with countries nations regions cities and towns

Patron saint - Countries and places under Mary's patronage

Patron saint - Non-saint patrons

Patron saint - Saints associated with protection from ailments or illness

Patron saint - Other protective help

Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Amphibious warfare

Amphibious warfare is the assault of an objective located on land by a force attacking from ships. It requires landing craft to transport troops to land from the ships which carry them to the area to be assaulted. An amphibious assault is one of the most difficult military operations: coordination of fire from ships and aircraft perilous task of disembarking from landing craft onto a shore held by the enemy defenders have a tremendous advantage due to the open spaces found on most beaches. Including:

Amphibious warfare - History

Amphibious warfare - 19th century

Amphibious warfare - World War I

Amphibious warfare - World War II

Amphibious warfare - Post-World War II

Bolivian: Encyclopedia - 1839

Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 1839 - Events. January 9 - The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. January 19 - British East India Company captures Aden January 20 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. February 24 - William Otis receives a patent for ...

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Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Compulsory voting

Compulsory voting is a practice that requires citizens to vote in elections or to attend a polling place and get their name crossed off the electoral roll. The term "compulsory voting" is actually a misnomer: because of the secret ballot, a person can only be compelled to cast a ballot, whether they have voted or not. If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, they may be subject to punitive measures such as fines, community service, or even imprisonment. Compulsory voting - Arguments in favor of compulsory vo ...

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Compulsory voting - Arguments in favor of compulsory voting

Compulsory voting - Arguments against compulsory voting

Compulsory voting - Countries with compulsory voting

Compulsory voting - Punitive measures

Compulsory voting - Compulsory voting in non-democracies

Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Carlos Santiago Nino

Carlos Santiago Nino (1943-1993) was an Argentine moral, legal and political philosopher. Nino studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and at Oxford, where he received his Ph.D. in 1977 with a thesis directed by John Finnis and Tony Honoré. Nino began his academic activity in the early 1970s, concentrating on some traditional issues in jurisprudence, such as the concept of a legal system, the interpretation of the law, the debate between legal positivism and natural law, and the concept of validity (see ...

Bolivian: Encyclopedia - 1964

1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1964 - Events. 1964 - January. January 1 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 - Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the 15th century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I meet in ...

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Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Atacama

The Atacama desert of Chile and Peru is a virtually rainless plateau made up of salt basins (salares), sand, and lava flows, extending from the Andes mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The average width (east-and-west) is less than 160 kilometers (100 miles) but it extends from the Peruvian border 1000 kilometers (600 miles) south to the Bolivian Altiplano. The mountains nearest to the ocean are the Pacific coast ...

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Atacama - Reference

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Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Arica School

The Arica School (also known as the Arica Institute, which is its incorporated educational organization, or simply as Arica) is a human potential movement group founded in 1968 by Bolivian-born philosopher Oscar Ichazo (born in 1931). It is named for the city of Arica, Chile, where Ichazo once lived and where he led an intensive months-long training in 1970 and 1971 before settling in the United States, where the Arica Institute ( ...

Bolivian: Encyclopedia - Wiphala

The Wiphala is a square emblem, commonly used as a flag, representing the native peoples of the central Andes and Amazon region of South America. It is composed of a 7-by-7 square patchwork in seven colours, arranged diagonally. The colour of the longest diagonal line (seven squares) determines which of the four suyus (regions) the flag represents: white for Qullan, yellow for Kuntin, red for Cinchay, and green for Antin. There is also an alternate pattern for the Wiphala for Antinsuyu. Additionally a Wiphala also exists for Tup ...

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Wiphala - Wiphalas of the Suyus

Wiphala - Related links

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Bolivian: Encyclopedia II - Paraguay - History

Main article: History of Paraguay Europeans first arrived in the area in the early 16th century and the settlement of Asunción was founded in 1537, by the Spanish explorer Juan de Salazar. The city eventually became the center of a Spanish colonial province, as well as a primary site of the Jesuit missions and settlements in South America in the 18th century. Paraguay declared its independence by overthrowing the local ...

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